Folding stake-pocket.



J. M. ROHLFING.

FOLDING STAKE POCKET.

APPLICATION PILPD SEPT. 26,1914.

Patented DSC. 29, 1914.

' accommodate MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T0 AlVlERICAl\T CAR `AND OURI, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

JOHN IVI. ROHLFING, OF ST. LOUIS,

FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISS FWQ.

FOLDING sTnxE-iocxn'r.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Dec. 29, Mil.

Application filed September 26, 1914. Serial No. 863,659.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that l, JoHN M. ROHLFING, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Folding Stake-Pockets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. y

My invention relates to stake pockets designed primarily for use on railwaycars, and is in the nature of an improvement on-the devices illustrated in my copending application filed July 11, 1914, Serial Number 854,056.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a form of pocket in which the stake can be very rigidly held so that 1t will not wabble or lean t'o one side; to provide an improved form of bracket for supporting the loops, and otherwise generallyV to improve the construction of\ the device.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure l represents a front view' of my Aimproved stake pocket. Fig. 2 represents a side view. Fig. 3 represents a detail showing a modified form of loop. y

Referring specifically tothe illustrations, it will be understood that 1 represents the brackets which are formed with laterally extending ears la which are pierced for the passage of attaching devices. These ears are formed at the sides of the pockets 4 and 5, thereby decreasing the height of the brackets and placing the attaching members in the line of thrust of the stake supporting members.

6 represents loop members hav-mg the laterally extending extrem1ties-7 which are supported on the brackets 1 1n either the supporting pockets 4 or vthe retaining pockets 5. The supporting pockets are formed with a vertical front face, which, when the bracket is attached to thecar wall, is spaced apart therefrom a distance just sufficient to the extremity 7 when the loop is swung to its horizontal or operative position. The width of the retaining pockets 5 `is sufficient, however, to accommodate the extremities 7 when the loop is in its vertical or inoperative posltion.

It will be noted that the brackets are provided with two sets of retaining and supporting pockets, which are spaced apart fromeach other at either side of the aperture lb which is designed to accommodate an attaching member. Consequently, the loops 6 will be supported apart from each other vertically, and will afford a firm support for the stake, and hold it securely upright. The lower loop is shallower than thel upper loop, so that it will tightly embrace the tapered end of the stake, while the said end of the stake will readily pass through ythe upper loop.

the bracket, which is farther removed from Y the attaching members, of the stresses occasioned by side lash of the stake.

The form of loop illustrated in Fig. 3 is designed to give increased stability to the stake. It will be noted that the Yfront wall of this loop is considerably wider than the extremities 7, and that the side walls taper from the front wall to the extremities 47. This gives very broad contact surfaces about the stake, affording an ladditionally firm support therefor.

l am aware that thedevice is ea able ofmodications which depart from t e form illustrated without departing from. the scope of the invention, and hence it is not my intention to be limited to the specific form shown.

What I claim is:

1. A folding stake pocket, comprising brackets formed with retaining and supporting pockets spaced apart vertically and laterally disposed attaching portions, land vertically swinging stake engaging loops adapted to coperate with said pockets.

2. An collapslble stake pocket comprising brackets having pockets spaced-apart vertically and laterally directed attaching members, and vertically swinging loops adapted to engage in said pockets, which loops have portions adapted to engage the si'de and front portions of the stake.

3. In a folding stake pocket, a' loop supporting bracket formed with pockets having afront Wall and a side Wall forming an abutment and adapted to coperate with a supporting surface to close the pocket at the rear.

4. In a collapsible stake pocket, a Verti- Cally swinging lstake engaging member having laterally directed extremities by which it is supported, a front stake engagioing wall of greater Width than said exsignature in the presence of two l gg I 1,123,144

tremities, and side stake engaging walls tapering from' the front Wall to the extremlties. In testimony whereof I hereunto afx my this `22nd. day of September, 1914.

' JOHN M. ROHLFING. v `Witnesses JAMES J. COOPER, PAUL M. BEARD.,

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